romaincabassot.ansible-ocsinventory-agent

Version: 1.0.2

This tool installs the OCS Inventory Agent from a package source and can also set up a scheduled task (cron) to run inventory checks.

Requirements

You need access to a repository that provides the OCS Inventory Agent package (like the Remi repository).

Role Variables

• OCS Inventory Launch Options

  • The location of the OCS Inventory Agent program (can be changed if needed):

    ocsinventory_binary: "/usr/sbin/ocsinventory-agent"
    

  • Options to use when starting the OCS Inventory Agent:

    ocsinventory_launch_options: "--local=/var/lib/ocsinventory-agent"
    

  • Should it automatically run inventory checks after the agent is installed?

    ocsinventory_launch_after_install: true
    

• Cronjob Options

  • Set to true to create a scheduled task for inventory checks:

    ocsinventory_setup_cronjob: true
    

  • Name of the scheduled task:

    ocsinventory_cronjob_name: "ocsinventory-agent"
    

  • User who will run the scheduled task:

    ocsinventory_cronjob_user: "root"
    

  • Schedule details for when the task runs:

    ocsinventory_cronjob_month: "*"
    ocsinventory_cronjob_weekday: "*"
    ocsinventory_cronjob_day: "*"
    ocsinventory_cronjob_hour: "6"
    ocsinventory_cronjob_minute: "0"
    

• Installation Package Configuration

  • Name of the package to install:

    ocsinventory_package_name: "ocsinventory-agent"
    

  • Name of the repository for the yum package:

    ocsinventory_yum_repository: "remi"
    

  • Target release for the Apt OCS Inventory Agent (can be left empty):

    ocsinventory_apt_target_release: ""
    

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

This playbook installs the OCS Inventory Agent, runs an inventory check immediately, and sends the information to http://myocsserver.domain.com/ocsinventory. It also sets up a root cronjob named "ocsinventory-agent" that runs every day at 6 AM to perform the inventory check.

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - {
        role: ocsinventory-agent, 
        ocsinventory_launch_options: "--server=http://myocsserver.domain.com/ocsinventory",
        ocsinventory_launch_after_install: true,
        ocsinventory_setup_cronjob: true,
        ocsinventory_cronjob_name: "ocsinventory-agent",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_user: "root",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_month: "*",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_weekday: "*",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_day: "*",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_hour: "6",
        ocsinventory_cronjob_minute: "0"
      }

License

BSD

Author Information

Romain CABASSOT